I am delighted to be on the receiving end of some massively positive stories about achieving Post-COVID success. They implement their plans and are already repeating results. Let’s talk about that! You know I am passionately devoted to cross-functional thinking and activities. In every organization. Simply put, I believe no one person has all the […]
I am on a quest to devour as much information about all the trends that are impacting our new reality. Today, I thought I would share the work-life balance trend. In two parts. The remote working or work from home trend and the worry/anxiety trend. Here is a snippet from a recent study conducted by […]
Have you had a good old-fashioned belly laugh lately? If not, it is time you definitely find one. I don’t want to talk about business today. Or show you some different ideas to think about. Or even highlight solutions to the problems we all read or watch daily. Today, I want to encourage you to […]
This edition, I want to talk about your mood. Specifically, are you in a freeze, flight or fight mode? I have been spending far too much time these past two weeks listening to all kinds of prognostications from experts, gurus and analysts about where our country is headed over the next two months to 5 […]
Post-Covid you say? When we are still physically distancing? YES. It is now time to switch gears. From the day to day firefighting to the long term new realities. Because failing to plan is planning to fail. Let me explain. Right now We have been closeted for six weeks. We likely have another four more […]
Pivot. Pivoting. I don’t know about you, but I am bone tired of hearing and reading these two words. Everyone says they are doing it. But what the hell does it mean? Professor Google’s explanation of pivoting is “to turn or rotate, like a hinge.” No human being I know (except maybe a basketball player) […]
Squirrelly? What has this physical distancing done to my brain you ask? Let me start with … Once Upon a Time For more than twenty-five years, I have owned at least one if not three dogs at any one time. Frankly, I can’t imagine life without two fur critters underfoot. And my dogs are exactly […]
Have your thoughts turned to panic yet? I had a freak out session recently. It had to come, right? Playing Ms Optimism for three weeks straight finally got to me. I had a moment. Just like you. Just like everybody these days. We all reach that point when we simply lose it. (My husband did […]
You have tons of things coming at you right now. We all do. And every one of us is unmoored. I am popping in to share three ideas guaranteed to give you some relief. The first idea is to stay calm. Emotion will not change anything. It is essential the panic, fear, and stress do […]
Let’s talk about our work agenda. Last Wednesday, I found myself at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, staring at my to-do list and realizing I had not yet started the most important thing of the week. I smacked my forehead in angst. Have you ever felt that way? Okay. So maybe you were only two […]